| : - ) |
basic smiley |
| <g> |
grin |
| Act |
Act-Mad, advocacy list of The Madness Group |
| ama |
against medical advice |
| ADA |
(United States) Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AMI |
Alliance for the Mentally Ill, a family organization
NAMI: National: CAMI: California, ... |
| Alternatives |
Federally funded annual conference for by and about crazy
people |
| BBS |
Bulletin Board System, a pre-Internet method of electronic
connection |
| BU |
Boston University |
| Bazelon |
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law |
| Boolean |
Boolean algebra is a logical construct which can be
electrically interpreted to build computer hardware logic.
The AND NOT and OR connectors used by World Wide Web
search engines are Boolean operators. |
| browser |
a computer software program to find the entrance to web
sites and information |
| Build |
If-We-Build-It, infrastructure list of The Madness Group |
| c/s |
consumer/survivor/ |
| c/s/x |
consumer/survivor/ex-patient
C/s/x means listening with your heart, respecting the
experience and the person you are dealing with (Bielski). |
| CMHS |
Center for Mental Health Services, a center of SAMHSA |
| CINMHC |
California InterNetwork of Mental Health Clients |
| CSP |
Community Support Programs, a former organizational unit
of CMHS |
| cascade |
Series of >'s building up in a post. When you post a reply
to a message and include parts of that message, the
original lines show up with a > in front of them. If you
reply to a reply, then you get a >> in front of line. And if
you reply to that reply, you get >>>. ... |
| Clearinghouse |
The National Mental Health Consumer Self-Help
Clearinghouse, a federally sponsored Technical Assistance
Center |
| consumer/survivor |
generally accepted abbreviation for the various terms people
call themselves and are called |
| DC |
District of Columbia, U S |
| DHHS |
U S Department of Health and Human Services |
| DMH |
Department of Mental Health |
| DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. DSM-IV is the
"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition,"
published by the American Psychiatric Association. It
ensures reimbursement for the mental health industry. |
| digest |
way to receive list messages in one large, usually daily,
file. Contrast with each list message arriving individually,
as a separate e mail. |
| Dendron |
survivor broadsheet |
| FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions - refers to a question itself, and
to a document associated with a list or news group that
provides standard answers. |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| f2f |
face to face
|
| ftp |
file transfer protocol, a way of transfering electronic files
from one Internet site to another |
| flame |
a particularly nasty, personal attack on somebody for
something he or she has written. An exchange of flames
may erupt into a flame war. Sometimes wars go on for
years, in which case they become "holy wars," usually on
such topics as the relative merits of Macintoshes and IBMs. |
| GFA |
Guidance for Applicants (for CMHS funding) |
| htm, html |
hyper text markup language, a file format used on the world
wide web |
| HWDC |
Health and Welfare Data Center |
| HealNorm |
a survivor e mail discussion list |
| IMHO |
in my humble opinion |
| InterNIC |
Internet Network Information Center |
| list |
"A mailing list is a list of email addresses kept on one
computer. A message directed to the list goes to that
computer and this is automatically copied to everyone on
the list (Cherney)." |
| listserv |
wrongly used generically to refer to MLM's |
| LISTSERV |
mailing list management software |
| lurk |
read a list and not post or respond |
| Lyris |
mailing list management software |
| MHSIP |
Mental Health Statistics Improvement Program |
| MLM |
Mailing List Manager - the software that handles
subscriptions to a list and the distribution of mail to
subscribers. examples: LISTERV, majordomo, Lyris |
| Mad Nation |
web site |
| majordomo |
mailing list management software |
| misc.handicap |
newsgroup for issues concerning people with disabilities |
| modem |
moduler/de-modulater which connects an electronic digital
device to an analog telephone line |
| NAC/SMHA |
National Association of Consumer/Survivor Mental Health
Administrators |
| NAMHA |
National Association for Mental Health Alternatives
founded 1996, Orlando, Florida |
| NAMI |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| NAPAS |
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems |
| NARPA |
National Association for Rights Protection and Advocacy |
| NASMHPD |
National Association of State Mental Health Program
Directors |
| NEC |
National Empowerment Center |
| netiquette |
Internet rules of order |
| NII |
National Information Infrastructure |
| NIMH |
National Institutes of Mental Health, part of DHHS |
| NMHA |
National Mental Health Association |
| NMHSHC |
The National Mental Health Consumer Self-Help
Clearinghouse, a federally sponsored Technical Assistance
Center |
| OACAF |
Organized Against Coercion and Force, an e mail discussion
list |
| owner |
one way software points to the person responsible for an e
mail list -- for handling technical glitches, for facilitating
managing, administering and moderating |
| P&A |
Protection and Advocacy |
| PAIMI |
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness |
| pc |
personal computer |
| ppp |
Point-to-Point Protocol, a way for connecting a computer to
the Internet |
| Pendulum |
an e mail discussion list for people who experience mood
swings and major depression, bipolar disorder |
| People Who |
people who experience mood swings, fear, voices and
visions |
| post |
how one sends an e mail message. Analogous to the word
"mail" for hard copy. |
| programming |
people instruct computer operations through programs |
| ROFL |
rolling on the floor laughing |
| RWS |
Rainier Web Services, consumer-operated Internet host |
| SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, part of DHHS |
| SCI |
Support Coalition International, a survivor organization |
| St Johns |
St Johns University, Long Island, NY, donor of LISTSERV
software |
| San Francisco State |
San Francisco State University, donor of listproc software |
| snail |
mail sent by postal service |
| subscriber |
e mail discussion group participants use software to add
their names to a list. Subscriptions are generally free.
Subscribers receive a copy of each message sent to the
discussion group. |
| survivor |
usually used politically, denotes both a survivor of mental
illness and a survivor of the treatment for a diagnosis of
mental illness |
| TA |
technical assistance |
| TAC |
Treatment Advocacy Center funded to increase forced
treatment |
| thread |
"Each message by a mailing list member spawns its replies,
a round-robin discussion that at times a support group and
at other times a graduate seminar (Cherny)." |
| URL |
Uniform Resource Locator - standardized address format |
| Usenet |
Internet news group organizer |
| user |
international term for user of mental health services |
| WICHE |
Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education |
| WID |
Word Institute for Disability |
| WFMH |
World Federation for Mental Health |
| www |
World Wide Web, an organizer laid over data on the Internet |
| WFPSU |
World Federation of Psychiatric Survivors and Users
renamed WNUSP
|
| WNUSP |
World Network of (Ex-) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry,
formerly WFPSU |
| Walk the Walk |
May 1998 CMHS sponsored educational event and rally in
Washington DC |
| Walkers |
Walkers in Darkness, an e mail discussion list for people
who experience major depression |
| Y2K |
Year 2000, usually used when considering the expected
computer failures on January 1, 200. |
| YOYOW |
you own your own words |
| YMMV |
your mileage may vary |